Harrison opened the episode saying that fans would finally get to see "everything that happened" behind the scenes between Corinne Olympios, 25, and DeMario Jackson, 30, that lead production to shut down.

Some people were upset that the footage was going to be exploited by ABC, while others were curious as to what did actually happen. But anyone who tuned in saw a whole lot of nothing — despite what ABC had teased, fans only saw some brief interactions between Olympios and Jackson before they went into a pool, and then were largely absent from the remainder of the two-hour episode.

What we saw

Chris Harrison during his opening monologue. ABC

The episode opened with news reports ominously playing in the background as cameras panned over the empty "Paradise" hotel. Chris Harrison emerged on the empty beach to inform viewers about the production shut down"

"As many of you know, this is the season of 'Paradise' where it looked like it might not happen. After two days of shooting, we decided to suspend production. Yes, there was trouble in paradise as accusations and allegations ran wild. It was an extraordinary and emotional time for our cast and all of our crew, including myself.

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"But before we welcome your favorite bachelor and bachelorettes back to 'Paradise,' let's start with everything that happened during the two and a half days of filming before we stopped production."

After Harrison's opening, the corny reality TV show seemed to snap back to normal. The cast slowly arrived and soon, contestants were drinking and trying to form connections with each other in the sun. Even the arrival of dramatic former contestants like Olympios and Jackson didn't damper the fun.

"Welcome me to paradise," Olympios said after arriving, making a toast and taking a shot with the group. "I'm really excited to be here with all of you, let's just have a good summer."

DeMario Jackson's first appearance. ABC

Corinne Olympios' first appearance. ABC

The show's producers kept their cameras on Olympios and Jackson as they drank by the bar, with both of them appearing to become more and more intoxicated. Eventually, the pair walked upstairs to the pool and hot tub area where contestant Alex was filming his confessional.

In the background, viewers can see the camera man following Olympios and Jackson. ABC

A cast member spoke about what is happening during this scene. ABC

His comments were the only ones to make it into the two-hour episode specifically about Olympios and Jackson's encounter:

"What's going on with Corinne and DeMario? I don't know. They seem like they're clicking? If that's the word us young folk are saying now. 'Paradise' comes with potential to find love and Corinne and DeMario, they are forging a relationship. They look like they have a connection. They're either going to do this [hand gesture] or they're going to do this [hand gesture]. She's in the pool. This is 30 minutes into 'Paradise,' and it is already going down. Just to let the viewers at home know, Corinne has not changed out of her clothing, is fully dressed in the pool right now with DeMario. It is approximately 4:30 in the afternoon right now and Corinne and DeMario are already attached at the hip right now. They are having a one-on-one hot tub moment in the pool."

After that scene, Olympios and Jackson largely disappeared from the narrative as cast members started to ask one another out on dates and form romantic connections, which is ostensibly when the footage between Olympios and Jackson was taking place.

Viewers got a glimpse of them the next morning as they looked nonchalant sitting together at the breakfast table. It wasn't until later in the evening that — at the very end of the episode — producers started to pull the two aside and production was ultimately shut down.

Why it was bad

It wasn't until the end of the episode that Olympios and Jackson were pulled aside. ABC

The entire episode felt like a bait and switch. Despite Harrison's opening monologue, the episode barely addressed the alleged scandal or the fall out. Nothing was shown about the behind-the-scenes decision to halt production, and what was shown felt exploitative of both Olympios and Jackson, as well as cherry-picked to make it seem like everything that happened was fun and lighthearted.

After sitting through two-hours of reality television, I came away thinking ABC had tried to hook new viewers into watching the show and tried to get them attached to other characters and relationships rather than focus on the reason many people had tuned in. The show could have addressed the scandal in the beginning and explained that no footage would be shown out of privacy and respect for those involved, or it could have shown the behind-the-scenes moments as producers decided what should be done and started a larger conversation between the cast members and how the rules of "Paradise" have changed following the controversy.

Instead, ABC tried to straddle tantalizing viewers and keeping the show lighthearted — and it suffered for it.

This isn't the last we've heard about the incident, either. The second episode of "Bachelor in Paradise" will air on ABC Tuesday night with the cast returning to "Paradise" after being sent home. We also know that both Olympios and Jackson will be returning for a reunion special to talk about the scandal and what happened.

Though if we take away anything away from this opening episode, it's that we shouldn't expect much introspection about the incident.